Esméralda, Princess of Great Britain

Esméralda (Esméralda Alice Maud Mary Windermere-Aspen; 12 June 1858–14 November 2000) was an Austrian noblewoman, and a Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Parliament honored her after her death by reserving her name for the British Royal Family, Sous Novian Imperial Family, and Upper Austrian Royal Family; as her name is reserved to these three groups, the name Esméralda has been associated with royalty and reform. Agnès Noble, one of her younger sisters called Esméralda a "beacon of strength, strong and unyielding. Firm as a bull but fierce like a hawk, she has hidden strength."

The widowed wife of Edward, Prince of Sussex, her longevity was viewed as a sign of strength; as her husband was second-in-line for the British throne, Princess Esméralda was forced to behave in a particular way. Her grandmother-in-law, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld viewed the quiet and shy Esméralda as a perfect wife for Prince Edward (her beloved grandson), though Queen Victoria didn`t share this view; she viewed the quiet and overly detail-oriented Princess Esméralda as "too meek and overly polite." While the young Esméralda often bowed to her husband, in some cases her spine of steel showed itself; even her own